Moana 2 (Disney Animation - November 2024)

[Farerb]

I mean Tangled, Encanto, Toy Story 1-3, and most other WDAS movies were boxier 2.00.1, too.

They weren't 2.00:1, they were 1.85:1 which is a theatrical aspect ratio while 2.00:1 is a TV one (popular nowadays).

 

[Ghost93]

Almost every early reaction from Moana 2 — even from those who liked it — have said the music is inferior to the first film and that Lin-Manuel Miranda's presence is missed. Disney REALLy should have brought him back.

I suspect the only reason they did it was to avoid backlash for firing/letting go of the people they hired to write music for when this was meant to be a Disney Plus series.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Almost every early reaction from Moana 2 — even from those who liked it — have said the music is inferior to the first film and that Lin-Manuel Miranda's presence is missed. Disney REALLy should have brought him back.

I suspect the only reason they did it was to avoid backlash for firing/letting go of the people they hired to write music for when this was meant to be a Disney Plus series.

Having seen the movie myself and thinking it’s good enough to be 7.5 or 8 out of 10 film, I can agree that while Barlow and Bear tried their best, not all the songs hit, with maybe only one or two or three being good songs.

 

[LittleBuford]

I'm seeing it on Friday. My expectations are neither too high nor too low, so unless it's really disappointing, I feel I'll enjoy it overall.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Moana was such a great film...

Between this and Frozen, Disney needs to get a LOT better at protecting gold-standard franchises. Since the company is entirely focused on IP, you'd think they'd get this. Pixar generally does - even lesser sequels like Incredibles 2 underwhelm in ways that don't cheapen the overall franchise.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Looks like we’re off to decent-to good start with reviews for #Moana2 with a 64% on Metacritic. I will be curious to see what its Rotten Tomatoes score’ll be.

 

[Tha Realest]

Looks like we’re off to decent-to good start with reviews for #Moana2 with a 64% on Metacritic. I will be curious to see what its Rotten Tomatoes score’ll be.

 

[TalkingHead]

Looks like we’re off to decent-to good start with reviews for #Moana2 with a 64% on Metacritic. I will be curious to see what its Rotten Tomatoes score’ll be.

mid junk = Iger’s stock-in-trade

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

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That too.

Though it’s now at 71% but still good enough for me.

 

[Casper Gutman]

mid junk = Iger’s stock-in-trade

Disney has produced a lot of excellent material over Iger’s tenure - indeed, just over the last year.

That said, this film looks utterly flat and unispired. The worst thing a film can be is not bad but boring…

 

[TsWade2]

That too.

Though it’s now at 71% but still good enough for me.

Well, I was hoping a little higher than that. But hey, that works for me!

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Well, I was hoping a little higher than that. But hey, that works for me!

Cool.

 

[Jedijax719]

RT scores always start off higher in the beginning. The 71% will probably end up dipping into the 50's before too long

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

RT scores always start off higher in the beginning. The 71% will probably end up dipping into the 50's before too long

No no no no. We don’t know that to be certain yet. It could still stay in the 70% range.

 

[TalkingHead]

RT scores always start off higher in the beginning. The 71% will probably end up dipping into the 50's before too long

Already has on metacritic

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Already has on metacritic

Eh.

Most people pay attention to Rotten Tomatoes than Metacritic, so I’m not too concerned about that

 

[Phroobar]

Isn't 71% kind of low for a "Disney" movie? I always thought these things were in 90% no matter what it is. Even Strange World got a 72%. The original Moana has a 92%.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

Isn't 71% kind of low for a "Disney" movie? I always thought these things were in 90% no matter what it is. Even Strange World got a 72%. The original Moana has a 92%.

Yeah and Frozen 2 has 75% on Rotten Tomatoes and that still did strongly.

 

[Tha Realest]

Isn't 71% kind of low for a "Disney" movie? I always thought these things were in 90% no matter what it is. Even Strange World got a 72%. The original Moana has a 92%.

That is a very tepid score (if it holds). It’s Pocohantas/Wish territory in terms of Disney animated Princess films.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

It's at 69% now.